In the past 18 months, there have been very few good opportunities for farmers to market corn and soybeans at favorable levels. This has resulted in a large amount of grain being sold below break-even levels, as well as a significant amount of the 2024 ...

July corn futures had a rough last week, pulling back as much as 24 1/2 cents after prices failed against our 4-star resistance pocket. Support on the way down was sliced through like a warm knife on butter which puts prices at an interesting place to ...

Crude oil futures stall at the 50-day average as U.S. growth, Venezuela tensions, and rising inventories shape the short-term outlook for traders.

Silver futures are contracts for buying/selling silver at a future date. Investing in silver can be via physical forms, stocks, ETFs, or futures. Silver futures offer potential high returns but carry significant risks. Silver futures are contracts to buy ...

Yesterday afternoon’s cutout values firmed again with choice cuts 1.10 higher to 316.93 and select cuts up .44 to 300.61. Daily slaughter was reported at 122k head, 4k head less than the same day last year. Below: Daily chart of October live cattle which ...

On November 3, nearby December NYMEX natural gas futures prices were at $3.505 per MMBtu, with the futures for January delivery higher at the $3.80 per MMBtu level. In a Barchart article on that day, I wrote: Expect lots of price variance in the volatile ...

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Conclusion Oil futures prices contain important information about future oil price movements, especially for the near term. In particular, taking into account the relationship between current spot and futures prices instead of considering only the raw futures price can significantly improve forecasting accuracy.